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Home Research Research Library Response to” The Importance of Support Staff to Research Capacity” Response to” The Importance of Support Staff to Research Capacity” 2019 Author(s) Weidner, Amanda K H, Ewigman, Bernard, Peterson, Lars E, and Mainous, Arch G III Topic(s) Education & Training Keyword(s) Graduate Medical Education Volume Family Medicine Source Family Medicine We appreciate the ongoing research studies of the role of science in family medicine. Recently, Weidner and colleagues1 surveyed department chairs to assess factors associated with departments classified as having minimum, moderate, and high capacity for research. While we agree with the model used to assess domains related to research capacity, there was a major gap in measuring this concept. A faculty member is rarely a successful, funded investigator without the support of a highly trained and dedicated support staff. The key role of research assistants, biostatisticians, grants administrators, and business managers was not addressed in this study. These staff members are the infrastructure that enables faculty to efficiently submit grants, manage grants, field studies, and disseminate research findings. Notably, Weidner et al indicated that minimal capacity departments were less likely to use secondary data. While we agree that using secondary data is an effective means of conducting research with less cost, the ability to correctly analyze complex secondary data from medical records or national survey data with complex sampling weights, depends on having a highly skilled biostatistician. Read More ABFM Research Read all 2019 A Qualitative Study of Trainee Experiences in Family Medicine‐Obstetrics Fellowships Go to A Qualitative Study of Trainee Experiences in Family Medicine‐Obstetrics Fellowships 2023 Trends of Geriatric Certification and Practice Patterns of Family Physicians: 1988-2019 Go to Trends of Geriatric Certification and Practice Patterns of Family Physicians: 1988-2019 2019 Comparison of AR, ITS, CBT, and Didactic Training and Evaluation of Retinopathy-Based Diagnosis Go to Comparison of AR, ITS, CBT, and Didactic Training and Evaluation of Retinopathy-Based Diagnosis 2019 Declining Presence of Family Physicians in Hospital-Based Care: A Major Concern or Totally Makes Sense? Go to Declining Presence of Family Physicians in Hospital-Based Care: A Major Concern or Totally Makes Sense?
Author(s) Weidner, Amanda K H, Ewigman, Bernard, Peterson, Lars E, and Mainous, Arch G III Topic(s) Education & Training Keyword(s) Graduate Medical Education Volume Family Medicine Source Family Medicine
ABFM Research Read all 2019 A Qualitative Study of Trainee Experiences in Family Medicine‐Obstetrics Fellowships Go to A Qualitative Study of Trainee Experiences in Family Medicine‐Obstetrics Fellowships 2023 Trends of Geriatric Certification and Practice Patterns of Family Physicians: 1988-2019 Go to Trends of Geriatric Certification and Practice Patterns of Family Physicians: 1988-2019 2019 Comparison of AR, ITS, CBT, and Didactic Training and Evaluation of Retinopathy-Based Diagnosis Go to Comparison of AR, ITS, CBT, and Didactic Training and Evaluation of Retinopathy-Based Diagnosis 2019 Declining Presence of Family Physicians in Hospital-Based Care: A Major Concern or Totally Makes Sense? Go to Declining Presence of Family Physicians in Hospital-Based Care: A Major Concern or Totally Makes Sense?
2019 A Qualitative Study of Trainee Experiences in Family Medicine‐Obstetrics Fellowships Go to A Qualitative Study of Trainee Experiences in Family Medicine‐Obstetrics Fellowships
2023 Trends of Geriatric Certification and Practice Patterns of Family Physicians: 1988-2019 Go to Trends of Geriatric Certification and Practice Patterns of Family Physicians: 1988-2019
2019 Comparison of AR, ITS, CBT, and Didactic Training and Evaluation of Retinopathy-Based Diagnosis Go to Comparison of AR, ITS, CBT, and Didactic Training and Evaluation of Retinopathy-Based Diagnosis
2019 Declining Presence of Family Physicians in Hospital-Based Care: A Major Concern or Totally Makes Sense? Go to Declining Presence of Family Physicians in Hospital-Based Care: A Major Concern or Totally Makes Sense?